"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" In front of the Zhenyi Platform, Ye Wang, the anxious-looking commander of the Dingliao Guards, was yelling at his soldiers. Seeing the anxious look on the general's face, the soldiers did not dare to neglect, and each of them accelerated their pace, just like a top that dared not stop after being whipped by a whip.
"General, it is difficult to travel at night, so we have to speed up the march. Is this..." Next to Ye Wang, Dingliao Guards' thousands of Wu Zhou looked unbearable. "If the Yuan army sneaks up on them halfway, how can the soldiers have the strength to fight them?"
"Wu Qianhu, I am so anxious right now that I can't help myself." Ye Wang raised his head and glanced behind him with complicated eyes. "It's been five days since I was deprived of my military power by your highnesses. Five days!"
"In the past five days, there has been no news from Ji Town. I am really worried that Naha's troops have conquered Yongping and are approaching the gates of Beiping."
"I have been delayed for five days, and I can't sit still for a moment. I, Ye Wang, am deeply favored by the country. Even if I lead my brothers and die fighting against the Yuan soldiers, it is better than accompanying my children here, greedy for life and afraid of death. Sit back and wait for death. Wait until the last moment before you starve to death!" Ye Wang looked behind him with disdain in his eyes.
"General, be silent!" Wu Zhou quickly glanced behind him in a cryptic manner. "Your three highnesses are still children, and it is human nature to be frightened in battle..." As he said this, there was a hint of chilling in his eyes. "But the general must not give up on himself! Now that we have only five thousand soldiers, how can we take the lead of the Yuan army?"
"A man is capable of bending and stretching. General, why don't you go and have a nice talk with your three highnesses and stop dividing your troops into two groups. In this case, maybe you still have the strength to fight." As he said this, he couldn't help but shake his head. The enemy is currently divided into two troops, advancing forward and backward... There should be a limit to the ignorance of the Fifth Highness.
"How can they be willing to take risks with us?" Ye Wang smiled and nuzzled at the flag flying behind him. "Well, didn't you see? The battle flags of three His Highnesses and one Duke were planted here. We were even asked to drive a few carriages to make the Yuan people feel like they were in the carriages. .”
"Why do they want us to fly the flag? They just want us to lure the enemy's main force in the front, so that they can take the opportunity to escape from behind!"
"Tsk, if you just want to escape but are greedy for life and afraid of death, you will take away half of my Ding Liao Guard troops." Ye Wang became even more indignant. This time to restore his military power, the fifth prince's condition was to allocate half of the Ding Liao Guard's military power to protect them.
The Dingliao guards were already sparse in strength, but they still had to take the initiative to divide their troops when faced with a Yuan army several times their own... Wasn't this lighting a lantern in a latrine - courting death?
"...Alas!" Faced with the arrogant manipulation of the Fifth Highness, Wu Zhou could only sigh. "In that case, what are the general's plans?"
"What else can I do, just die loyally." Ye Wang said. "Luring the enemy will lure the enemy. Only by speeding up the march, we may be able to throw off the Yuan army's pursuers and go to Ji Town to join the friendly forces."
"If you can't get rid of me, your life will be taken. At worst, if you fight to the death, you can repay His Majesty's kindness."
"That's what the general said." Wu Zhou looked solemn and solemn, and stopped trying to persuade Ye Wang, who insisted on marching in a hurry. They, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who guarded the front line, were never afraid of dying for the Ming Dynasty.
On the one hand, the purpose of the rapid march was to lure the enemy in front, but on the other hand, it was not because he wanted to get rid of those foolish highnesses and let them fend for themselves.
They decided that the man from Liaowei also had a spirit of temper in his heart...
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"Two adults! Our spies have found out that the Ming army came all the way to Shanhaiguan before and after the troops were separated at night!" At Shanhaiguan, a Yuan army scout bowed and reported to the two Timurs. Looking at the "torch formations" of the two regiments in the distance, Hong Boyan Timur frowned suspiciously: "They actually dare to divide their troops. Could it be that the Ming army has sufficient strength to attack Shanhaiguan?"
The Ming army dared to take the initiative to meet Shanhaiguan, which made Hong Boyan Timur have to be surprised.
"The night was dark, and I couldn't find out how many people there were in the Ming army. The remaining brothers are still being investigated." Tan Ma lowered his head and said.
"Well, pass the order, close the door tightly, and don't go out to fight." Hong Boyan Timur thought for a while and decided to follow Naha's instructions when he left. As long as Shanhaiguan is not lost, their brothers will be considered successful.
"Aren't you going to attack?" Gaobasi Timur asked.
"There's no rush, let's wait for the news first." Hong Boyan Timur was more steady, with a pair of Mongolian eyes narrowing like a fox. "They have already broken camp, and it won't be too late for us to make a decision once their strength is proven."
Gao Basi Timur nodded, and the two of them stared at the two Ming troops without blinking on the city. The Yuan troops on the city also felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and they clenched their spears, bows and knives.
However, they saw that the two Ming troops suddenly put out their torches when they were about to arrive in front of Shanhaiguan Pass and disappeared to no one knows where.
"Huh?" Both Timurs were horrified. As soon as the torches were extinguished, they immediately lost sight of the Ming army. Gaobasi Timur shouted: "Tanma! Tanma is here!"
"Quick! Send the scouts outside the city! See from which direction they want to launch a night attack!"
"Report!" Then I saw several Yuan people's exploration horses rushing to the foot of the pass, shouting at the pass: "No! Those two Ming troops suddenly turned northwest and headed for that gap!"
Both Timurs were stunned. Is there any gap on the north side of Shanhaiguan? That was naturally the gap in the Great Wall created when Naha sent a partial force to bypass the Shanhaiguan Wall that day to attack from both front and back!
We still have to start with the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan people were originally dominated by the Northern Barbarians, and naturally they didn't care much about the Great Wall, a defensive building used to intercept their Northern Barbarians. During the Yuan Dynasty, the Great Wall was never repaired once.
During the Liao and Jin Dynasties, the Great Wall was already riddled with holes. It had not been repaired for a hundred years and was in dilapidated condition. Although the Ming Dynasty wanted to make great efforts to rebuild the Great Wall after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, it was only the sixth year of Hongwu. Even if the Ming Dynasty had to build it, how much could it be built in just a few years?
Previously in Zhenyitai, the section of the Great Wall next to Fengsui was attacked by the Yuan army and collapsed. Regardless of the Ming Dynasty or the Yuan Dynasty, cement mortar and the like were used to repair city walls at this time. It often takes a long time for this kind of adhesive material to be strong. Although the Yuan army has roughly repaired the gap, it is not yet strong...
"What's wrong." Hong Boyan Timur suddenly understood and slapped the wall: "Those Ming troops were bluffing from beginning to end! Their troops must not be many!"
"They are just afraid that they want to break through that gap quickly and flee to the pass to join the Ming army in Ji Town!"
(End of chapter)
